Supreme Court asks how shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in mosque counts as offence
The bench has sought the Karnataka government’s stand in the matter.
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The Supreme Court on Monday asked how shouting “Jai Shri Ram” was a criminal offence and sought the stand of the Karnataka government, reported Live Law.
A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a petition against a Karnataka High Court order quashing criminal proceedings against two persons accused of trespassing in a mosque in Dakshin Kannada and shouting “Jai Shri Ram”.
On September 13, the High Court said: “It is un-understandable as to how if someone shouts 'Jai Shri Ram' it would outrage the religious feeling of any class. When the complainant himself states that Hindu – Muslims are living in harmony in the area the incident by no stretch of imagination can result in antimony.”
On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the complainant how the accused persons were identified.
“Did you see CCTV and made the accused party,” the court asked, reported Bar and Bench.
Asking the state government to file its response, the bench listed the matter for January 2025.
The alleged incident dates back to September 2023. The complainant had alleged that two persons, identified as Keerthan Kumar and Sachin Kumar, entered a local mosque named Badnya Jumma Mashib and shouted “Jai Shri Ram”.
They also allegedly threatened the Muslim community, saying that “they will not allow them to live...
